Fukushima's Largest Music Festival LIVE AZUMA 2026 Celebrating 5th Anniversary Announces First Wave of Artists!

April 27, 2026

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Fukushima's Largest Music Festival LIVE AZUMA 2026 Celebrating 5th Anniversary Announces First Wave of Artists!
Fukushima City's music festival, 'LIVE AZUMA 2026,' celebrates its 5th anniversary this year with the announcement of its first wave of artists. Eight acts, including ATARASHII GAKKO!, MONGOL800, and Shonan no Kaze, are lined up, and the official first advance ticket sales will begin today, April 27th (Monday), at noon.
Source: PR Times
Date: April 27, 2026

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Fukushima City's music festival, 'LIVE AZUMA 2026,' celebrates its 5th anniversary this year with the announcement of its first wave of artists. Eight acts, including ATARASHII GAKKO!, MONGOL800, and Shonan no Kaze, are lined up, and the official first advance ticket sales will begin today, April 27th (Monday), at noon.

Citation: Fukushima's Largest Music Festival LIVE AZUMA 2026 Celebrating 5th Anniversary Announces First Wave of Artists! (April 27, 2026), PR Times
Source: PR Times
Date: April 27, 2026

Fukushima City's music festival, 'LIVE AZUMA 2026,' celebrates its 5th anniversary this year with the announcement of its first wave of artists. Eight acts, including ATARASHII GAKKO!, MONGOL800, and Shonan no Kaze, are lined up, and the official first advance ticket sales will begin today, April 27th (Monday), at noon.

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LIVE AZUMA 2026 First Wave of Artists ATARASHII GAKKO! / GENIC / MONGOL800 Odd:Re / Retro Rilon / Shonan no Kaze / SPECIAL OTHERS Tribe Sampler Collective - Nujabes Tribute Set - ...and more! (alphabetical order) LIVE AZUMA, a music festival held in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. The much-anticipated first wave of artists has been announced. MONGOL800, who created a movement from Okinawa and achieved No. 1 on the Oricon chart for the first time in indie album history with their 2nd album 'MESSAGE', continues their unique musical activities with a natural language and message of peace, rooted in their upbringing and current life in Okinawa. They hold a unique stance within the band scene. Shonan no Kaze, a four-member crew celebrating their 20th major debut anniversary in 2023 with a successful solo concert at Yokohama Stadium and a live performance at Koshien last year, continues to sing with soul, expressing the joys and sorrows of humanity. Their momentum remains strong, and they will bring excitement to Azuma Baseball Stadium again this year. ATARASHII GAKKO!, who made their global debut in 2021 through the 88rising label, which disseminates Asian culture worldwide. They quickly swept across Japan, winning an Excellence Award at the Record Awards and appearing on Kohaku Uta Gassen. Their momentum is unstoppable, as they headlined the Gobi stage at 'Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2024,' one of America's largest music festivals, in April 2024, followed by a 'World Tour' spanning 26 cities in Europe, Asia, and North America, attracting a total of 65,000 attendees, continuing their worldwide activities. GENIC, a seven-member co-ed group selected from the dance and vocal group training project a-genic PROJECT. They made their major debut in 2020 and have continued to grow, celebrating their 5th major debut anniversary with their first performance at Nippon Budokan, 'GENIC 5th Anniversary Live at Nippon Budokan,' on November 5, 2025. In 2026, they will hold their largest-scale hall tour, and each member is active in various fields in addition to the group's high performance capabilities. SPECIAL OTHERS, a four-member instrumental band formed by four high school classmates in Yokohama, celebrates its 20th major debut anniversary this year. Affectionately known as "Speaza," they have continued to captivate many listeners for a long time with their free musicality that transcends genres and comfortable grooves. Retro Rilon, a pop band formed in 2020, whose lyrics sing about 'living for today's honest feelings,' whose powerful yet delicate soulful vocals, and whose diverse and flexible play woven by members from different backgrounds are attractive. After an unfortunate cancellation last year, they return to LIVE AZUMA with even greater power. Odd:Re, the most noteworthy newcomer, formed around SOI ANFIVER, a trackmaker/guitarist with rare compositional talent. They define the new generation of rock bands by fusing foreign sounds such as blues rock, funk disco, and hip hop with melodic and shape-shifting Japanese sounds like J-Rock and Vocaloid. Furthermore, Tribe Sampler Collective is a band project that reconstructs the music left by global music producer Nujabes and the numerous songs he loved, in collaboration with musicians active worldwide. Their -Nujabes Tribute Set- is centered on jazz, freely traversing hip hop and soul, and resonating its spirit into the present through the dynamism unique to live sessions. The above eight groups have been entered as the first wave of performing musicians. Of course, this year, the market and workshop area, named "PARK LIFE," will be held with free admission, as usual, outside of the stage area. This includes the "Tohoku Ramen Stalls Village," which has become one of the festival's specialties, along with over 120 shops (!!) mainly from Fukushima and Tohoku, as well as kid-friendly content and art spaces. It promises to be a fulfilling two days of enjoyment beyond just music. Tickets for the official first pre-sale begin today, April 27th (Monday), at noon.

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